No monster in the tumor

Wes had his post-op appointment today, and we got the pathology report from his dermoid cyst. Here's what they had to say: "Smooth walled cyst, yellow-gray. Pasty gray-white material and smooth walled noted upon sectioning."

Bor-ing! Where are the teeth and hair, the bits of bone and cartilage?

Soundly disappointing.

In other news, the doctor said his incision looked great, but that it feels a little hard to the touch. I have a tendency to develop keloid scars, and it looks like Wes has inherited that from me. She said to massage it with cocoa or shea butter a couple of times a day (which he's not digging so far), and hopefully that will soften it up. If it becomes a problem, there apparently are things they can do to treat it down the road.